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Showing posts with label Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Federal Food Stamp Program Should, in a SNAP, Allow Pet Food Purchases


A heart-tugging issue has surfaced as lawmakers prepare to dig into details of the Farm Bill, a catchall package of items relating to agriculture and food policy in the United States.

Should recipients of food stamps be allowed to purchase food for their hungry pets with the finite federal support they receive through the program?

Edward B. Johnston, Jr., a 59-year-old Mississippian who gets by with the help of food stamps, has initiated a petition on Care2 that has attracted more than 83,000 signatures thus far. It calls on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow food stamp beneficiaries to buy pet food for their animals if they deem that essential. The food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), allows recipients to only buy food meant for human consumption.

To read more on this story, click here: Federal Food Stamp Program Should, in a SNAP, Allow Pet Food Purchases


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